Sunday, December 2

DIY Pinecone Ornament

Every December Hope and I make a special Christmas ornament for our tree. It's a really fun tradition that has gotten more fun the older she gets. I originally planned for this to be our yearly ornament, but quickly found that this is more well-suited for adults. That just means I need to come up with another ornament idea... which also means more DIY ornaments for the blog! ;)

1. Supplies: Styrofoam eggs, sewing pins, large sequins, yarn
2-3. Starting at the bottom of the egg, begin pinning sequins into the egg. I created new holes rather than using the existing holes. It is best to stagger the sequins, as it makes for a more tiered/pinecone look rather than a fish scale look.
4. Once you have reached the top, tie your yarn in a knot with a bow. Push a pin through the top of the bow.
5. Push the bow and pin through the center of a sequin to finish off the top. You're all done!

I've made some ornaments with pinned sequins on a styrofoam ball before. It's a fun and relaxing process, although it may takes a lot of time. Your idea with the styrofoam eggs is great! These acorn ornaments are really cute! :-)

Love this idea, we have a new cat who is very destructive so I can't use my lovely vintage baubles, I've been making pom poms for the tree and will be giving these a try so my collection of non-breakable decorations grows!

I love christmas ornament traditions. My mom always made an ornament for each of her three kids every year that represented a milestone from that year (e.g. learning how to walk) -- I plan to continue the tradition when I have children...thanks for this cute DIY!

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Katie, those are incredible. I love that you have a tradition with your daughter, it'll be nice once your little one can join in as well. Looking forward to trying my hand at making some ornaments this year as well.

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Cooool. :D Looks like something my mom would've made growing up in the 1970s.

I like you DIYs so much. I know they can be a lot of work, so I really admire how beautifully you present yours, and also just the quality of your crafts. :) I'm glad you're doing more of them here, cause I don't read A Beautiful Mess. :P

I'm surprised at how much that egg shape turns out to look like a pinecone!I would have NEVER thought of that! I moved to Florida from Maine, known as the Pine Tree State. However, I've never seen more pine trees in my life than we have here in the panhandle of FL - LOL Looking forward to making these in different colors and perhaps tying them together into a swag to hang in my front windows. Thank you for sharing!

What an awesome ornament!! I love how it must catch and reflect light. It does look a little hard for younger kids. I will be doing an ornament project with the kids I babysit that is perfect for you get kids. Look for it later this week at www.kraftykatieblog.com. I always love reading about your creations.

Last Christmas my best friend gave me a really nice wooden Christmas ornament. It had my name and a picture of a reindeer engraved on it. It was super cool and I found out that a firm out in Colorado called Unique Custom Products made it. I am considering ordering from them this year...check them out if you like wooden items www.uniquecustomproducts.com

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